Bishopstone, Wiltshire, S Mary V
| Place | Bishopstone S Mary V Shown in county lists as Bishopstone (near Swindon) |
| Unitary authority | Swindon |
| Lieutenancy area | Wiltshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Wiltshire |
| Dove tower ID | 14956 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 19–2–19 in ESee below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SU243837 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.55184, -1.65010View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 51.55249, -1.65076 View on Google MapEdit details |
| Postcode | SN6 8PY |
| Diocese | Bristol |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 1453 |
| URL | https://www.bellsgandb.org.uk/cgi-bin/makepage.cgi?b=10#247 |
| Affiliation | Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here. |
Ring of 8, tenor 19–2–19 in E
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 19–2–19 (2203 lb or 999 kg) in E (671.1 Hz) |
| Projects & overhauls | 1891 by Mears & Stainbank (ring created) Ring installed |
| Peals | View 25 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6–0–18 | 1351.8 | E | 29.75″ | 1891 | Mears & Stainbank | D | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 6–1–19 | 1263.4 | D♯ | 30.63″ | 1891 | Mears & Stainbank | D | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 7–1–19 | 1125.8 | C♯ | 33.00″ | 1891 | Mears & Stainbank | D | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 8–1–16 | 1012.1 | B | 35.25″ | 1891 | Mears & Stainbank | D | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 9–2–24 | 903.7 | A | 38.00″ | 1891 | Mears & Stainbank | D | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 11–1–2 | 839.9 | G♯ | 40.13″ | 1891 | Mears & Stainbank | D | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 14–3–12 | 744.9 | F♯ | 43.75″ | 1891 | Mears & Stainbank | D | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 19–2–19 | 671.1 | E | 48.75″ | 1891 | Mears & Stainbank | D | N | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanctus | 1–0–22 | 1934.0 | B | 18.00″ | 1928 | John Taylor & Co | F | N |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sanctus | 2008 | Steel | Whites of Appleton | ||||
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 1891 | Cast iron | Blackbourn & Greenleaf | 8.3.A.e | 8.3 |
Update log
| 28/03/2023 | PN deleted - no longer holds a practice [Ann Eyles, Swindon Branch secretary.] |
| 13/03/2023 | Ringing is no longer suspended [Various performances published on BellBoard from 17/Apr/2022 onwards] |
| 05/12/2021 | Bells are temporarily unringable [D Tiltman (Branch Sec)] |
| 19/04/2019 | Sct: turning added [Tim Jackson via 00013382] |
| 19/04/2019 | fr1: maker amended; fr2: date amended,maker added [Chris Pickford via e-mail] |
| 17/04/2019 | 1-8: turning,frameid added; Sct: frameid added; frame info added [Tim Jackson via 00013381] |